The rabbit nephrectomy model for training in laparoscopic surgery

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 185-190

  Molinas, Carlos Roger ^a   Binda, Maria Mercedes ^a   Mailova, Karina ^a   Koninckx, Philippe Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dissection; Laparoscopy; Learning curve; Rabbits; Training

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTECTOMY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; MONITORING; NEPHRECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RABBIT; SALPINGOSTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0346685825     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh025     Document Type: Article

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